Leonardo da Vinci
Subtitle: a mind in motion
By: edited by Juliana Barone
Contributors: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Laurenza, Domenico; British Library
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Published: 2019
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780712352833
Subjects: Notebooks, sketchbooks; Exhibitions; Knowledge; Science; Motion in art; Exhibition catalogs
Other titles: Mind in motion
Work titles: Leonardo da Vinci (British Library)
Description: "Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated by motion, whether in human or animal movement, mechanical motion, flight or moving water. Throughout his life he was in the habit of drawing and writing, and his twenty or so notebooks are now treasured in collections across England, Italy, France, Spain and North America. Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion brings together, for the very first time, an important selection of drawings and notes from three of Leonardo's notebooks: the Codex Arundel, held in the British Library; the Codex Forster II, held in the Victoria and Albert Museum; and the Codex Leicester, from the Bill Gates Collection. Unlocking the secrets to each aspect of motion in Leonardo's work, a detailed catalogue of studies from his handwritten notebooks is followed by seven essays, written by leading Leonardo experts from across Europe. The innovative thoughts and theories of Leonardo's curious mind are brought to life, demonstrated through large-scale reproductions of dozens of pages from the Codex Arundel, alongside other complementary manuscripts and paintings. Leonardo's ingenious, cutting-edge ideas about the art and physics of motion - the dynamics of motion in water; movement of the human body; and motion as a force in artistic composition - are revealed in a clear and accessible form as never before. This captivating new book explores the central importance of motion in Leonardo's art and thought - studies which underpin how we understand the world around us today."--Back cover.
Notes: "On the occassion of the British Library exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: a mind in motion"--Title page verso.

Written by leading Leonardo experts from London and Florence, and accompanying a major British Library exhibition, this fascinating new book reveals the central importance of motion in Leonardo's art and thought. Large-scale reproductions of Leonardo's handwritten notes include clear illustrations of dozens of pages from Codex Arundel, alongside other manuscripts and paintings. Leonardo's ingenious, cutting-edge ideas about the art and physics of motion - the dynamics of motion in water; movement of the human form; and motion as a force in artistic composition - are explained in a clear and accessible form as never before. Exhibition: British Library, London, UK (07.06.-08.09.2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-245).
Table of contents: title: Leonardo and the forms of motion in water and in the earth from hydrology to geology / Domenico Laurenza; title: The common centre of the elements, "Soul and Guide" of motion / Paolo Galluzzi; title: The paradox of the point / Frank Fehrenbach; title: Leonardo's theory of dynamics / Pascal Brioist; title: Mechanical elements as instruments of knowledge / Andrea Bernardoni; title: Leonardo's book of negative demonstrations, circular motion and the 'perpetual wheel' / Martin Kemp; title: The 'movements of the soul' in Leonardo's painting and theory / Pietro C. Marani.